Kerr, Aphra <br/><br/>
The business and culture of digital games: Gamework / gameplay/ 
Aphra Kerr 
 - London:  Sage,  2006. 
 - 177p. 
<br/><br/><br/>1.Introduction: <br/>Why use the term 'digital games'?<br/>Theoretical approach<br/>Structure of the book<br/><br/>2.Digital Games as Text: <br/>Overview<br/>A brief history of digital games<br/>Digital games as media text<br/>Digital game genres<br/>Summary<br/><br/>3.Digital Games as Cultural Industry:<br/>Overview<br/>The digital games industry as cultural industry<br/>The structure of the games industry<br/>Key trends in the digital games indusstry<br/>Summary<br/><br/>4.Global Networks and Cultures of Production:<br/>Overview<br/>Global network of production<br/>The production process<br/>Configuring and understanding game players<br/>Summary<br/><br/><br/>5.Digital Game Players, Game Pleasures and Play Contexts:<br/>Overview<br/>Digital game players and demographics<br/>Digital game players: preferences and pleasures<br/>Summary<br/><br/><br/>6.Non-Entertainment Uses of Digital Games:<br/>Overview<br/>Digital games and learning theories<br/>Digital games and learning in different contexts<br/>Government promotion of media literacy and digital game play<br/>Summary<br/><br/><br/>7.Conclusion:<br/>Implications for media theory<br/>Implications for social theory<br/><br/>References<br/><br/>Index<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1412900476 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>790.1  / KER/B